Blog | Domestic Violence
Family Violence is a relevant consideration in property settlements
Now, following significant changes to the Family Law Act 1975, effective from 10 June 2025, family violence is a relevant consideration in all property settlement matters. These amendments are intended to recognise that victims of family violence struggle to achieve a...
Understanding the long-term impacts of narcissistic abuse
The long-term impacts of narcissistic abuse on your mental and physical health can be wide ranging. Learn about what those impacts are as well as the strategies we recommend so you can heal from narcissistic abuse and take your power back. What is Narcissistic abuse?...
How to fight for custody with a Narcissist
If you are divorcing a narcissist, it will be the most difficult battle of your life, particularly if you have children. A narcissist is focused on winning at all costs as this is what fuels their ego. Often their priority in gaining child custody is not the welfare...
Tax system used as a weapon to financially abuse victims
In this article we delve into a common theme we are seeing in property settlement matters, that being where the tax system is used as a weapon by one party to continue to coerce and control their victim by lumping them with thousands of dollars in tax debts. It is...
Coercive Control finally criminalised in Queensland
Coercive Control is a form of domestic violence that involves a pattern of behaviour over time aimed at dominating or controlling the victim, which has the cumulative effect of denying victims their autonomy and independence. Coercive control, also commonly referred...
